Identification of amoebae in the CSF in a patient with meningoencephalitis [3]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1445-1446

  Pisani, F ^a,b   Costa, C ^a   Oteri, G ^a   Loli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Policlinico   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AMOEBA; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMEBIASIS; AMOEBA; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0141859974     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.10.1445     Document Type: Letter

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